Events for Sunday 20th November 2011

On This Day in History

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The Battle of Cambrai

20th November 1917

The Battle of Cambrai was a British campaign of the First World War. Noted for the first successful use of tanks in a combined arms operation, the British attack demonstrated that the Hindenburg Line could be penetrated, while the German counter attack showed the value of new infantry tactics that would later be part of the Kaiserschlacht. Liddell Hart called the battle "one of the landmarks in the history of warfare, the dawn of a new epoch."

Further Reading

When tanks, the newly invented British weapon, were used for the first time in a mass attack on November 20 1917, they not only achieved one of the most remarkable successes of the First World War but set the pattern for the future of mechanised warfare. For the first time… Read more...

Airsoft military training day in Coventry

For anyone (aged 16 and over) interested in gaining an insight into the core combat skills and tactics of British Special Forces.

What to expect: You will join Nimrod Platoon for an intensive day's training developed by our specialist ex-SAS Instructors, focusing on the 4-man patrol and assaulting an enemy position.

To complete the day your new skills will be put to the test when you face the final battle scenario, working as a team to attack and occupy a designated enemy position... held by our legendary SAS Instructors!

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